Phèdre (opera)
Phèdre is an opera by the French composer Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, first performed at Fontainebleau on 26 October 1786. It takes the form of a tragédie mise en musique in three acts. The libretto by François-Benoît Hoffman is based on the Greek myth of the obsessive love of Phaedra for her stepson Hippolytus.
Recordings
- Concert de la Loge Olympique, Julien Chauvin
- Orfeo Orchestra Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi. Palazzeto Bru Zane